Accident · 1994-05-31

NTSB case MIA94LA152 · CESSNA 210L · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1994-05-31
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 210L (N76GH)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Mercy Flight, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): MERCY FLIGHT INC.

Probable cause

THE IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WHICH CAUSED AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AT AN ALTITUDE TOO LOW FOR RESTART PROCEDURES.

Source: NTSB case MIA94LA152

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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